Set administrative: Credit - raze41) Go to C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Battlefield 3 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 32) Right click on bf3.exe> properties> compatibility> check “run this program as administrator”3) Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin or C:\Program Files \Origin4) Right click on origin.exe> properties> compatibility> check “run this program as administrator”

Partial reinstall: Credit - o--Vantage--o1) Go to Battlefield 3 folder and delete everything except the data folder and _installer.2) In Origin right click on Battlefield 3 and choose repair install. When I did this the repair install scanned my game and took about 2 min to download stuff. Then after it was done it launched an update to BF3 that took 7 min to download.

Browser plugin issue: credit – lpjazzman2201) Try using another browser such as Firefox, chrome or internet explorer. You will need to reinstall the game manager in your new browser

Repair install: Credit – me8myself1) Open origin, go to your games tab and right click on the battlefield 3 image2) Choose repair install and wait. Do not close the install window until it is completely done

Run campaign offline: Credit - BasiliskV1) In origin click the gear> go offline2) Click the play button on battlefield 3

Partial reinstall: Credit - o--Vantage--o1) Go to Battlefield 3 folder and delete everything except the data folder and _installer.2) In Origin right click on Battlefield 3 and choose repair install. When I did this the repair install scanned my game and took about 2 min to download stuff. Then after it was done it launched an update to BF3 that took 7 min to download.

Full reinstall: Credit – me8myself1) Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games or C:\Program Files\Origin Games 2) Change the battlefield 3 folder name or if you are running low on room delete it entirely 3) Restart origin and reinstall your game (you might want to keep installer files just in case, do this by clicking the gear in origin>settings>check the box that says “keep game installers after games have been installed”)

Game launches but crashes(general fix):

Set to run on one core: credit – EA Tech support1) Click ctrl+shift+esc task manager should start, if not try alt+ctrl+delete 2) Start battlefield 33) As soon as it start go to task manager >processes> right click on bf3.exe>set affinity> uncheck all but cpu 0